The Lumberton boys' basketball team has had only one winning season and one playoff berth in the school's 47 year history. With a (13-13 3-6) record and winnable games left against LC-M, Vidor and Livingston - this year's team can realistically finish .500 or better while attaining the second best record in school history.

First-year Lumberton head coach Josh Mitchell was hired in June to change the culture and mindset of the entire basketball program.

"When you have the number one and number two team in the state in your district you have to instill in your team that they can be beaten," Mitchell said. "I'm a hard-nosed discipline coach so changing the culture was tough, but by going on a seven game win streak this season and getting results everybody is starting to buy into what we are doing."

Mitchell knows a little about winning at Lumberton because he was a starter on the school's 1999-2000 basketball team, which made the school's lone playoff appearance.

If this year's squad is to repeat the feat, they will need to hop on the back of senior Shane Spence. Spence is averaging nearly a double-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds a game in what has been a resurgent season for Lumberton basketball.